80,000 in Ronaldo homage.

CRISTIANO RONALDO <noinclude></noinclude>

For other people named Ronaldo, see Ronaldo (disambiguation).

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (pron. was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player last night following his world recordbreaking pounds 80million move from Manchester United.

An estimated 80,000 fans packed into the Bernabeu, hours after the 24-year-old had passed a stringent medical examination.

The astonishing crowd dwarfed the number of Real fans who turned out to see Kaka ka·ka
n.
A brownish-green New Zealand parrot (Nestor meridionalis).

[Maori kk unveiled last week, and David Beckham's official presentation in Madrid in summer 2003.

Fans queued from as early as 9am to ensure they were in pole position to greet Ronaldo, who had arrived in the Spanish capital by private jet earlier in the day.

Ronaldo underwent a preliminary medical in Lisbon before yesterday's final check-up in Madrid. Real chief medic medic: see alfalfa. Carlos Diez said: "Ronaldo is in perfect condition and very eager to start the season."

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OUR BIG SIGNING: Ronaldo gives autographs ahead of his unveiling by Real

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